I haven't seen any evidence of "Sony and Panasonic will introduce New Vcr,s Next Year.", either here or anywhere online. Searching for "sony releasing new vcr" does return an article on Sonys website starting with "Sony's new VCR could be connected to..." but that's clearly talking about their history. That a 5 year old article was claiming a "comeback", that hasn't really happened since, perhaps says all we need to know about a supposed comeback - that it's minor/niche.

My source is “trust me bro” 😎

Do you have any links about the new units coming out? I can't find anything on this.

@theloyalorderofclassictv5435

Ай бұрын

I couldn't find anything either...

As of today (06-15-2024) no Sony press releases about re-introducing VCRs, no Panasonic press releases about re-introducing VCRs either. Do you have links to back up your claim?? So what exactly are you talking about?

@Musicradio77Network

Ай бұрын

No word on Sony and Panasonic making announcements on the return of VCR’s just yet. Maybe blank VHS tapes might come back. I hope TDK, Maxell, Memorex, Sony and others will make a comeback.

I am curious about these new VHS machines. What kind of Input and Output will they have ? RCA ?, HDMI ?, USB ? The original machines had an analogue TV tuner. I assume that the new ones will not because, obviously, no one broadcasts on those stations anymore. Will they have a digital tuner?

@TTVEaGMXde

Ай бұрын

Tuner for HDTV ?🤣

La videocassetta VHS e' come la cassetta,non morira mai,sempre nel cuore degli appassionati,io per primo!

I still have my JVC S-VHS VCR from 2000 that works fine. I don’t use it a lot but at least a couple times a month. I have things I’ve taped that just aren’t available online, streaming or on DVD.

What I would really like to see is a comeback of new manufactured CRT tvs. DVD is superior to VHS and more practical. I still have 2 CRTs and I love them, but how long will they last? Everything in SD quality looks awful on an HD tv but it looks good on a CRT tv 📺♥

What evidence do you have to back the claim that vcrs are going to be made once more

I hope they make models with built in time base correctors. Essentially a TBC has only a few dollars worth of componets however try getting a decent one under a grand today. The real problem is the board because boards are all about volume. Anybody into vhs today are transferring or are enthusiasts. I hope they build highend units because thats whom are interested today. I do a lot of vhs transfers, but I don't have $1000 to buys a decent TBC.

@spikester

Ай бұрын

Its probably still illegal to sell consumer TBC that is good due to its inherent ability to defeat macrovision copy protection, which still has legal protections thus can only be sold as professional gear at those insane prices. Silly I know.

@ChadQuick270W

Ай бұрын

@@spikesteryeah my JVC unit has built in TBC as does my JVC VHS-C camcorder.

What a load of absolute bollocks, this guy has zero evidence of Sony or Panasonic coming out with new vcrs 🙄

VHS w/ THX in my opinion still sounds better than DVD ever could or will.

@norbkowa

15 күн бұрын

I actually also agree with you. My pioneer Elite Ave decodes dolby surround which actually sounds very good. I think sounds better that some DVDs because of how the sound was remixed

An updated VCR would be fantastic. I’ve had several of these machines over the year and Panasonic is absolutely the best brand. They never wear out. I don’t like Sony because they’re make attractive products, they usually not long lasting. The best thing about VCR is that you can tape anything off of TV and I guess the computer screen. And you also own the movie or TV show that you buy. If you buy a movie, that’s being streamed, at some point it’s just not economical to maintain an obscure movie. And so one day you may want to see that and it’s no longer available.

What about Betamax?

@mspysu79

Ай бұрын

That tooling was turned into Hyuandi's in 1994.

@TTVEaGMXde

Ай бұрын

@@mspysu79 Unfortunately, I don't know what to do with the term Hyuandi in Germany. It can't be translated either.

@mspysu79

Ай бұрын

@@TTVEaGMXde Sorry I did not notice the typo, Hyundai, and the equipment that made anything approaching a Betamax Cassette (Digital Betacam) was destroyed by the 2010 Tsunami.

Proof or you’re lying!

Sorry but vhs was all we had. It wasnt any good . Youd be crazy to choose it over any other medium, sure you can admire the cases but thats all

I don’t believe a word of this, I would love it, but I don’t think this is true

There's been a recent surge of video tape collectors in recent years do to people finding old TV shows ,news programs ,tv specials and sports on video tapes that are long lost media and including out of print media on video as well. Perhaps they could increase the amount of recording time on the tapes and make them smaller also include some place where you could hook up other media like your phone or SD cards etc for newer vcrs

The source is someone in japan its not public yet about the vcr production......

@dfc99nyc

Ай бұрын

Someone in Japan from Sony or Panasonic?

@obsoletevideo6048

Ай бұрын

@@dfc99nyc Sony will make it puiblic soon thats all i know for now.

@BadWolf762

Ай бұрын

I bet they won't be $39.

@TTVEaGMXde

Ай бұрын

@@obsoletevideo6048 As far as I know, SONY bought up record companies because they couldn't get any content for DAT. Since SME (Sony Music Entertainment) is "very popular" with KZreadrs who have (had) videos with music, and Panasonic doesn't want to sell pressure rollers or rotary switches for (S-)VHS G,K and Z drive, you don't know where you don't want to buy first.

Lol dude you should've got on board with blu ray.

Just saying you can buy a VCR still at walmart for like 30 bucks

@mrnmrn1

Ай бұрын

VCRs were produced until 2017 IIRC, so it is possible that they forgot some in a warehouse and sell them out now... Must be an isolated thing.

People want to actually own something and not have everything as "services", many young people will never own a house so let them own some movies.

@mrnmrsifl

Ай бұрын

Not to mention things like fragmented services, content disappearing due to rights contracts and disputes, and phony pocket-lining data caps.

Good news, Rick. Thank you for sharing. I'm not really surprised. VHS videotapes are easy and really stand up over time.

@TTVEaGMXde

Ай бұрын

I don't want to disagree with Maxell tapes from Japan when it comes to durability. I recently wanted to make a cheap measuring tape using an originally sealed 20-year-old FUJI SHG cassette. You could really hear how the tape layers were rhythmically separated by force when it was unrolled, only after the point of the shortest path. After that I bought another tried and tested Maxell professional SE-180 (3h PAL, S-VHS). I used it to record a measuring tape to check whether the sound was synchronized after 3 hours and whether the number of frames was the same again after digitizing. But Windows 10 still "prevented" me from testing.

@mao2233

Ай бұрын

@@TTVEaGMXde That is hilariously frustrating. I recognize an exception to my statement and acknowledge that exception. Have a great weekend.

If we are to bring back physical media, why VHS? Just release on BluRay. Why BluRay over DVD? All movies and TV are mastered in HDTV these days, old films are re-transferred in HD, and old NTSC taped material can be professionally upconverted. And BluRay costs the same to release as DVD plus BluRay players will play DVDs. DVD and BluRay are both stamped media just like an LP record. Very cheap to mass produce (mass produced DVD, Bluray, and CDs don't use consumer R/W media). VHS has poor quality and wears out each time you play it. And video tape must be recorded in a linear fashion. There is no quick cheap stamping process. They do (did) use high speed duplicating machines that run at 50x speed, but tape is still much more expensive to release on than DVD or BluRay. If they are to bring back VHS machines for the vast inventory of legacy videos, it would make more sense to sell a combo VHS and BlueRay unit and why not include streaming capability as well. The chip sets cost pennies these days in mass quantities. JMO.

@theloyalorderofclassictv5435

Ай бұрын

MANY MANY titles on VHS never made it to DVD or BLU - heck, some DVD titles never made it to BLU...

I don't believe vhs is coming back. It makes no sense. Nobody wants to rewind those freaking tapes bud. Remember tracking? We used to have to adjust the tracking when the video started rolling. The real future of physical media in my opinion is something similar to an SD card.

@MrChristianDT

Ай бұрын

While people are starting to move back in the direction of physical media, VHS is super niche, with only a handful of physical media people who seem remotely interested. But, we still have easy access to methods of playing DVD & Blu-ray, so maybe there is enough of an ask for VCRs that they're coming back? Or the companies are taking a leap that there will be enough of a market for them that it'll be worth it.

no

talk about ' Fake News ' ...

When there became NO $5 vcrs at goodwill... and they were so expensive online THAT'S when I thought how could nobody be making them? We need a VCR HDMI . And I am 37... and most my vhs tapes come from my early 20s. I have an eye for the weird kids videos. Now, youtubers make reviews of those movies!

True or false, who cares? I've long since moved on and don't have the money to buy--of all things--a new VCR in 2024 and rebuild my VHS tape collection from three decades ago, when I have it all upgraded to 4k or HD right now. So many better things to look forward to like Nintendo's Switch successor and games than an antiquated video format that we got rid of for several good reasons. Those reasons, and then some, are the same reasons *NOT* to want to go back to VHS today.

Hi Rick. Thats the best news I've heard this year.. I hope the blank tape producers will get back going again, I was pissed about two years ago when the VHS supply dried up from my sources .. The tapes wont go bad like digital copies. I was time shifting tv shows and archiving up to two years ago.. . I hope DTV will go away and bring back the analog system. At lease its not Funui. The DTV changeover was a big FRAUD by the Gov and the telecom companies.,.

@TTVEaGMXde

Ай бұрын

The most important thing in an article about the quality of FUNAI video recorders seemed obvious to me that in Germany you have a 14-day right of return if you are not satisfied with the product.

@Musicradio77Network

Ай бұрын

JVC and Funai needs to get back into VCR production. Make good VCR’s. Tell Magnavox, RCA, Philips, Toshiba, Zenith, and others brands needs to get back into VHS production, not DVD and Blu-Ray, just VHS VCR’s. And tell Sony to get back into Betamax production.